New! 9 demo/play-a-long tracks. Essential companion : volume 24. The culmination of Jamey’s 25 years as one of the world’s leading jazz exponents. Volume 1 has unlocked the mysteries of jazz improvisation for a whole generation of musicians who previously had nowhere to turn for competent rhythm sections and accurate instruction. Now, Volume 1 has all new, updated information presented in a new manner that is both easy to understand and inspiring for all musicians wishing to explore the secrets of jazz improvisation. Includes chapters on scales/chords, developing creativity, improv fundamentals, 12 Blues Scales, Bebop scales, pentatonic scales and usage, time and feeling, melodic development, II/V7s, related scales and modes, practical exercises/patterns and licks, Dominant 7th tree of scale choices, nomenclature, chromaticism, scale syllabus, and more. This complete improvisation set, along with Volume 24, MAJOR AND MINOR, can greatly open your ears and improve your playing. Music is fun and this set is the first step to enjoying it. Each of the 10 recorded tracks feels great and is fun to play with. Recorded tracks include Blues in Bb and F, Dorian minor tracks, four-measure cadences, cycle of dominants, 24-measure song, II/V7 in all keys. Book includes transposed parts for all instruments. Support média : Compact disc Langue : en anglais

Includes added material and CD with selected exercises play-along tunes and demos. A complete approach to improvising arco jazz with step-by-step instructions exercises and diagrams. Transcriptions of Slam Stewart Jimmy Blanton Paul Chambers Eddie Gomez and John Goldsby. Includes compositions by and for famous bass players. Highly recommended!

Includes 13 great tunes from the famous Gypsy Jazz era and a tribute song, all performed in an authentic style by a masterful guitar trio. Swinging and fun to play! Be sure to listen to the demonstration tracks under the audio samples tab, above. For all instruments. Album Contents: # After You've Gone # Bei Mir Bist Du Schon # Body and Soul # Django's Cloud (same changes as Nuages) # Limehouse Blues # Minor Swing # Montagne Ste. Genevieve # Rose Room # Sweet Georgia Brown # Swing 42 # Swing Guitar # The Sheik Of Araby # The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise

Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correctly in a large jazz ensemble is also a necessity. How to Play Bass in a Big Band offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along CD to help you put it all together. The repertoire covers many jazz styles from Basie to Latin and African-influenced music to ECM and contemporary jazz (the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bob Brookmeyer, etc.). / Contrebasse Ou Guitare Basse

The Alfred Jazz EASY Play-Along series for Rhythm Section goes beyond the other play-alongs. The rhythm section book has written out parts for piano, bass, and drumset to show comping suggestions. In addition, each of the nine jazz standards includes the melody and a sample written-out jazz solo for you to listen to, play, and practice. The included MP3 disk has a demo track and a play-along track for each tune for piano, bass, and drums. The demo track, featuring a pro rhythm section with a horn player, is a learning tool for the melody, piano comping, bass lines, drum parts, and improvisation. The play-along track allows each player to practice with the rhythm section as individuals with their part removed from the mix. In addition, the rhythm section parts in the book can be used as small group arrangements. Each jazz standard has specific improvisation tips and suggestions. The written out comping examples and melody along with the written out sample solos are all invaluable assets that makes learning how to improvise easier. Nine great tunes=great jazz! Titles: After You've Gone * Blues March * Lazy Bird * Lester Leaps In * Mr. PC * Road Song * Scrapple From the Apple * St. James Infirmary * Summertime. - See more at: http://www.fabermusicstore.com/Easy-Standards-Play-Along-2-Rhythm-CD-36090.aspx#sthash.66bVow8j.dpuf

The Alfred Jazz EASY Play-Along series for Rhythm Section goes beyond the other play-alongs. The rhythm section book has written out parts for piano, bass, and drumset to show comping suggestions. In addition, each of the nine jazz standards includes the melody and a sample written-out jazz solo for you to listen to, play, and practice. The included MP3 disk has a demo track and a play-along track for each tune for piano, bass, and drums. The demo track, featuring a pro rhythm section with a horn player, is a learning tool for the melody, piano comping, bass lines, drum parts, and improvisation. The play-along track allows each player to practice with the rhythm section as individuals with their part removed from the mix. In addition, the rhythm section parts in the book can be used as small group arrangements. Each jazz standard has specific improvisation tips and suggestions. The written out comping examples and melody along with the written out sample solos are all invaluable assets that makes learning how to improvise easier. Nine great tunes=great jazz! Titles: After You've Gone * Blues March * Lazy Bird * Lester Leaps In * Mr. PC * Road Song * Scrapple From the Apple * St. James Infirmary * Summertime. - See more at: http://www.fabermusicstore.com/Easy-Standards-Play-Along-2-Rhythm-CD-36090.aspx#sthash.66bVow8j.dpuf

Jazz Play-Along Volume 180-For use with all B-flat E-flat Bass Clef and C instruments the Jazz Play-Along series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before.For study: each tune includes a split track with: â?¢ Melody cue with proper style and inflection â?¢ Professional rhythm tracks â?¢ Choruses for soloing â?¢ Removable Bass part â?¢ Removable Piano part.For performance: each tune also has: â?¢ An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) â?¢ Additional choruses for soloing. Thisvolume features 10 hits by Michael Jackson including: Ben â?¢ Billie Jean â?¢ The Girl Is Mine â?¢ Heal the World â?¢ Human Nature â?¢ Man in the Mirror â?¢ Remember the Time â?¢ Rock with You â?¢ Thriller â?¢ You Are Not Alone.

Jazz Play-Along Volume 175-For use with all B-flat E-flat Bass Clef and C instruments the Jazz Play-Along series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD these first-of-a-kind packages will help you to master improvisation while playing along to some of the greatest tunes of all time.For studying purposes each tune includes a split track with melody cue with proper style and inflection professional rhythm tracks choruses for soloing a removable Bass part and a removable Piano part.For performance purposes each tune also has an additional fullstereo accompaniment track (no melody) and additional choruses for soloing.Jazz Play-Along Volume 175: Tango includes 10 songs: Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy) Blue Tango El Choclo Hernando's Hideaway Jalousie (Jealousy) La Cumparsita (The Masked One) Libertango Say ?Si Si? Takes Two to Tango and Tango of Roses.

Acoustic & Electric-Learn the art of jazz Bass. This Berklee Guide is suitable for use with both acoustic and electric Basses and will help you to expand your basic technique to create interesting and grooving Bass lines and melodicallyinteresting solos. Perfect for players who are new to the jazz genre or simply wish to hone their skills this book includes 166 audio tracks of demonstrations and play-alongs featuring a complete jazz combo playing Basslines and solos over standard jazz progressions - perfect for letting you hear how the music should sound before you have fun playing along.

11 essential jazz standards and 3 important “workout” tracks for the student ready to make the transition from playing scales, chords and exercises to playing popular jazz standards. Excellent reference material that can be used as a resource for beginning improvisation . . . actual tunes instead of exercises! Features slower tempos and easier changes. Each selection includes it’s own specific tips and suggestions on how to approach soloing over it. Scales are written out for every chord change. A wide variety of related publications (see below) make this the perfect jazz improvisation method for High School and College music directors. Rhythm section is Jamey Aebersold, piano; Tyrone Wheeler, bass; and Steve Davis, drums. Summertime - Bb Shuffle Blues - Impressions - Maiden Voyage - Watermelon Man - Doxy - Autumn Leaves - Song For My Father - Cantaloupe Island - Satin Doll - Blues In F - Footprints - III/V17/II/V7 progression … and more

Cet ouvrage propose une suite d'exercices musicaux originaux, très progressifs, destinés en premier lieu aux contrebassistes débutants. En suivant les différents chapitres de cette initiation, vous trouverez ainsi de précieux conseils sur les bases du jeu de la contrebasse Jazz, abordant tour à tour des difficultés et des enseignements dont l'évolution reste aussi efficace que progressive. L'auteur, qui est aussi accompagnateur d'orchestres de Jazz, vous livre ici son savoir, ses connaissances, de manière simple et intelligible. Il vous initie à l'art de bien poser vos notes sur l'instrument, à la lecture, à la connaissance des gammes et modes, ainsi qu'à l'interprétation jazz sous toutes ses formes (standard, ballade, 3/4, walking, anatole...). Enfin, le DVD Vidéo reprend chaque exercice pour en faciliter la compréhension, alors que le CD Audio vous propose de nombreux playbacks sur lesquels vous pourrez mettre en application les enseignements mais aussi vous exercer en toute liberté.

Par BEAUJEAN MICHEL. Cet ouvrage propose une suite d'exercices musicaux originaux, très progressifs, destinés en premier lieu aux contrebassistes débutants. En suivant les différents chapitres de cette initiation, vous trouverez ainsi de précieux conseils sur les bases du jeu de la contrebasse Jazz, abordant tour à tour des difficultés et des enseignements dont l'évolution reste aussi efficace que progressive. L'auteur, qui est aussi accompagnateur d'orchestres de Jazz, vous livre ici son savoir, ses connaissances, de manière simple et intelligible. Il vous initie à l'art de bien poser vos notes sur l'instrument, à la lecture, à la connaissance des gammes et modes, ainsi qu'à l'interprétation jazz sous toutes ses formes (standard, ballade, 3/4, walking, anatole...). Enfin, le DVD Vidéo reprend chaque exercice pour en faciliter la compréhension, alors que le CD Audio vous propose de nombreux playbacks sur lesquels vous pourrez mettre en application les enseignements mais aussi vous exercer en toute liberté./ Méthode / Contrebasse